The Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) aims to collect important health information through a household interview and direct physical measures at a mobile examination centre (MEC), sometimes referred to as a mobile clinic.

IntroductionThe stages of biological development are not clearly defined despite the fact that they have been used to refer to concepts such as adolescence and aging. This study aimed to (1) propose and test a framework to search for stages of representative components and determine stages of stability and transition, (2) identify stages of biological development based on health questionnaire and biomarker data, and (3) interpret the major trajectories in a health and biomarker database.MethodsThis study analyzed the data on the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) interviewees from cycle 1 to 3 (2007-2013) in Canada. We selected 282 variables containing information from questionnaire and on biomarkers after removing redundant variables based on high correlation. Fifty-nine nominal variables were replaced by 122 binominal variables, leaving 345 variables for analysis. Principal component (PC) analysis was conducted to summarize the data and the loadings were used to interpret the PCs. A stable stage

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Since 1992, the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, has conducted the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The survey provides detailed information on population, health and nutrition in each state and union territory of India. This state report on Goa presents the important findings of the surveys fourth round, conducted in both the states districts (North Goa and South Goa) between January 20 and April 6, 2015. Previous NFHS surveys were conducted in 1992-93, 1998-99 and 2005-06. NFHS-4 surveyed 572,000 households in 640 districts of India (as per the 2011 Census). In Goa, data was gathered from 1,588 households; 1,696 women (aged 15-49) and 848 men (aged 15-54) were interviewed. The survey collected information on the socio-economic characteristics of households, education, fertility, family planning, infant and child mortality and maternal and child health. It also gathered information on reproductive health,

TY - JOUR. T1 - Patterns of medical pluralism among adults. T2 - Results from the 2001 National Health Interview Survey in Taiwan. AU - Shih, Chun Chuan. AU - Su, Yi Chang. AU - Liao, Chien-Chang. AU - Lin, Jaung Geng. PY - 2010. Y1 - 2010. N2 - Background: Medical pluralism (MP) can be defined as the employment of more than one medical system or the use of both conventional and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for health and illness. A population-based survey and linkage with medical records was conducted to investigate MP amongst the Taiwanese population. Previous research suggests an increasing use of CAM worldwide. Methods: We collected demographic data, socioeconomic information, and details about lifestyle and health behaviours from the 2001 Taiwan National Health Interview Survey. The medical records of interviewees were obtained from National Health Insurance claims data with informed consent. In this study, MP was defined as using both Western medicine and traditional ...

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) provides statistical information to guide actions and policy to improve the health of the American people. Through a collaborative interagency agreement between NCHS and HUD, data on participants in the 1999-2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were linked to administrative data from HUD. This report describes and evaluates the data linkage of these two national health surveys, which were administered by NCHS, to records from HUD through 2014. ...

Context Gender differences in mental disorders, including more anxiety and mood disorders among women and more externalizing disorders among men, are found consistently in epidemiological surveys. The gender roles hypothesis suggests that these differences narrow as the roles of women and men become more equal.. Objectives To study time-space (cohort-country) variation in gender differences in lifetime DSM-IV mental disorders across cohorts in 15 countries in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative and to determine if this variation is significantly related to time-space variation in female gender role traditionality as measured by aggregate patterns of female education, employment, marital timing, and use of birth control.. Design Face-to-face household surveys.. Setting Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific.. Participants Community-dwelling adults (N = 72 933).. Main Outcome Measures The World Health Organization Composite ...

Context Gender differences in mental disorders, including more anxiety and mood disorders among women and more externalizing disorders among men, are found consistently in epidemiological surveys. The gender roles hypothesis suggests that these differences narrow as the roles of women and men become more equal.. Objectives To study time-space (cohort-country) variation in gender differences in lifetime DSM-IV mental disorders across cohorts in 15 countries in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative and to determine if this variation is significantly related to time-space variation in female gender role traditionality as measured by aggregate patterns of female education, employment, marital timing, and use of birth control.. Design Face-to-face household surveys.. Setting Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific.. Participants Community-dwelling adults (N = 72 933).. Main Outcome Measures The World Health Organization Composite ...

The 2009 to 2011 CHMS was unique in that respondents themselves deployed the indoor air samplers in their homes and mailed them back to the testing laboratory. Almost all (99%) respondents who participated in the mobile examination centre component of the survey took a sampler home. The high percentage of samplers returned to the laboratory in a condition that met the surveys protocol (condition code 0) indicated that respondent deployment is a viable option for future national surveys.. It was anticipated that a certain number of samplers would be returned in compromised condition. A coding scheme was devised to document the nature and frequency of these deviations. Among the compromised samplers, substantial numbers were coded 5 (missing exposure times) or 6 (incomplete exposure times). Starting with site 10, Statistics Canada instituted a call-back to respondents who returned code 5 samplers. As a result, the number of code 5 samplers fell from 351 at sites 1 to 9 to 153 at sites 10 to 18. ...

Data were collected as part of the 1996-1997 Canadian National Population Health Survey. HRQL was assessed using overall Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) and single attribute utility scores. Respondents (N = 66,093) were classified into 1 of 16 groups based on the presence or absence of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and arthritis, in all possible combinations and HRQL scores were compared using analysis of covariance ...

Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.

Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.

The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is a multi-purpose health survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and is the principal source of information on the health of the civilian, noninstitutionalized, household population in the United States. The NHIS has been conducted continuously since its beginning in 1957. (NHIS Survey Description, Public Use Data Release, December 2003). The Alternative Health/Complementary and Alternative Medicine Supplement collected information from sample adults on their use of 17 non-conventional health care practices. These practices include prayer and spiritual healing.

National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tables of Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2015 National Health Interview Survey. 2016. ...

The National Population Health Survey (NPHS) used the Labour Force Survey sampling frame to draw the initial sample of approximately 20,000 households starting in 1994 and for the sample top-up this third cycle. The survey is conducted every two years. The sample collection is distributed over four quarterly periods followed by a follow-up period and the whole process takes a

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INTRODUCTION: A strong relationship exists between disability and poor health. This relationship could exist as a result of disabilities emerging from chronic conditions; conversely, people with disabilities may be at increased risk of developing chronic conditions. Studying health in relation to age of disability onset can illuminate the extent to which disability may be a risk factor for future poor health. METHODS: We used data from the 2006-2012 National Health Interview Survey and conducted weighted logistic regression analyses to compare chronic conditions in adults with lifelong disabilities (n = 2,619) and adults with no limitations (n = 122,395). RESULTS: After adjusting for sociodemographic differences, adults with lifelong disabilities had increased odds of having the following chronic conditions compared with adults with no limitations: coronary heart disease (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.92; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.33-3.66) cancer (AOR = 1.61; 95% CI, 1.34-1.94), diabetes ...

In emergency medicine, there is an ongoing debate regarding patients who use the emergency department (ED) as their usual source of medical care-an arguably costly and inefficient pattern of utilization. However, there are few accurate national data on the prevalence of such usage. This analysis uses the 1998 National Health Interview Survey to estimate the number of Americans who name the ED as their usual source of care, and compares their characteristics with those who have a usual source of care other than the ED. Poverty, lack of insurance, younger age, male gender, and minority race or ethnicity predicted identifying the ED as the usual source of care. ...

The Guatemala Demographic and Health Survey 2014-2015 is part of phase 7 of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) series, a nationally representative household survey series. Topics commonly covered in DHS include: child and maternal health, family planning, nutrition, health behavior and knowledge, health care access and use, and immunization.. ...

DURHAM -- This spring hundreds of Durham residents will get to learn more about their health -- and help researchers learn about the health of Canadians. The Canadian Health Measures Survey team is...

Background: Diabetes has been defined on the basis of different biomarkers, including fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-h plasma glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test (2hOGTT), and HbA1c. We assessed the effect of different diagnostic definitions on both the population prevalence of diabetes and the classification of previously undiagnosed individuals as having diabetes versus not having diabetes in a pooled analysis of data from population-based health examination surveys in different regions. Methods: We used data from 96 population-based health examination surveys that had measured at least two of the biomarkers used for defining diabetes. Diabetes was defined using HbA1c (HbA1c ≥6·5% or history of diabetes diagnosis or using insulin or oral hypoglycaemic drugs) compared with either FPG only or FPG-or-2hOGTT definitions (FPG ≥7·0 mmol/L or 2hOGTT ≥11·1 mmol/L or history of diabetes or using insulin or oral hypoglycaemic drugs). We calculated diabetes prevalence, taking into account ...

New Zealand Health Survey 2018/19. Ministry of Health The Annual Data Explorer is an interactive tool for exploring New Zealand Health Survey data. It provides a snapshot of the health of New Zealanders through the publication of key indicators on health behaviours, health status and access to health care for both adults and children.. The Annual Data Explorer shows 2018/19 results from the continuous New Zealand Health Survey, with comparisons to earlier surveys. Results are available by gender, age group, ethnic group and neighbourhood deprivation.. To access The Annual Data Explorer, November 2019, click here. ...

New Zealand Health Survey 2018/19. Ministry of Health The Annual Data Explorer is an interactive tool for exploring New Zealand Health Survey data. It provides a snapshot of the health of New Zealanders through the publication of key indicators on health behaviours, health status and access to health care for both adults and children.. The Annual Data Explorer shows 2018/19 results from the continuous New Zealand Health Survey, with comparisons to earlier surveys. Results are available by gender, age group, ethnic group and neighbourhood deprivation.. To access The Annual Data Explorer, November 2019, click here. ...

The Hawaii Health Survey (HHS) is a continuous statewide household survey of health and socio-demographic conditions of Hawaiis people. The survey is conducted as a means of providing Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) programs, other agencies, and the public with statistics for planning and evaluation of health services, programs, and health research.. Core variables included are gender, age, income, ethnicity, education, household size, insurance status, income and poverty status, and health status including both mental and physical health. Ethnicity, income, insurance status are derived from detailed multiple coded since the surveys inception and can be reported using various algorithms including the American Community Survey methods. Insurance status is captured by seventeen questions.. The HHS (initiated in 1968) was modeled after the National Health Information Survey. In 1996 it became a telephone survey; OHSM has contracted with SMS Research to conduct the survey beginning in 1996. The ...

The for Child and Adolescent Health is a national initiative funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to make the results from the National Survey of Childrens Health and other priority maternal, child, and family health surveys accessible to everyone through an easy-to-use online data query.

Health surveys provide important information on the burden and secular trends of risk factors and disease. Several factors including survey and item non-response can affect data quality. There are few reports on efficiency, validity and the impact of item non-response, from developing countries. This report examines factors associated with item non-response and study efficiency in a national health survey in a developing Caribbean island. A national sample of participants aged 15-74 years was selected in a multi-stage sampling design accounting for 4 health regions and 14 parishes using enumeration districts as primary sampling units. Means and proportions of the variables of interest were compared between various categories. Non-response was defined as failure to provide an analyzable response. Linear and logistic regression models accounting for sample design and post-stratification weighting were used to identify independent correlates of recruitment efficiency and item non-response. We recruited

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A 36-item short-form (SF-36) was constructed to survey health status in the Medical Outcomes Study. The SF-36 was designed for use in clinical practice and research, health policy evaluations, and general population surveys. The SF-36 includes one multi-item scale that assesses eight health concepts …

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The CIDI Short Form is a brief survey instrument designed to identify episodes of major depression. The instrument was developed for inclusion in the US National Health Interview Survey, but has also been used in the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS)

1) Cocaine, any form.. (2) For Belgium National 2001 and for Metropolitan France 1995: amphetamine and ecstasy.. (3) For Spain: ecstasy and other synthetic drugs.. (4) The most recent general population survey reported by Italy display a wide variation in results compared with the previous surveys which may reflect methodological differences. The data is provided for information, but given the lack of comparability between surveys should be treated with caution.. (5) The most recent General population surveys reported by the Netherlands display a wide variation in results compared with 2005 which may reflect methodological differences. The data is provided for information, but given the lack of comparability between surveys should be treated with caution.. This table aims to provide an overview of national surveys. Exceptionally, some relevant regional surveys are presented. Some city surveys reported by countries were not included as they tend to produce higher prevalence estimates, which are ...

1) Cocaine, any form.. (2) For Belgium National 2001 and for Metropolitan France 1995: amphetamine and ecstasy.. (3) For Spain: ecstasy and other synthetic drugs.. (4) The most recent general population survey reported by Italy display a wide variation in results compared with the previous surveys which may reflect methodological differences. The data is provided for information, but given the lack of comparability between surveys should be treated with caution.. (5) The most recent General population surveys reported by the Netherlands display a wide variation in results compared with 2005 which may reflect methodological differences. The data is provided for information, but given the lack of comparability between surveys should be treated with caution.. This table aims to provide an overview of national surveys. Exceptionally, some relevant regional surveys are presented. Some city surveys reported by countries were not included as they tend to produce higher prevalence estimates, which are ...

OBJECTIVES: Responses to health-related items on the Community Health Survey (CHS) provide evidence that is used to develop community-based health policy. This study aimed to assess the test-retest reliability of selected health behavioral items on the CHS according to item category, response period, and response scale. METHODS: A sample of 159 men and women 20 to 69 years of age participated in a test-retest with an interval of 14 to 21 days. A total of 28 items relating to smoking, alcohol consumption, diet and weight control, and mental health were selected. We evaluated the test-retest reliability of the items using kappa statistics. RESULTS: Kappa values ranged from 0.44 to 0.93. Items concerning habits had higher kappa values (mean, 0.7; standard error, 0.05) than items concerning awareness or attitudes (p=0.012). The kappa value of items with two- to four-point scales was 0.63, which was higher than the value of 0.59 for items with scales involving five or more points, although this ...

The prevalence of obesity in Thailand has been doubled in the past two decades. Data from three consecutive National Health examination surveys (NHES) have shown a secular trend, as the prevalence of obesity with body mass index ≥25 kg m−2 in adults increased from 13.0% in men and 23.2% in women in 1991 to 18.6% and 29.5% in 1997 and 22.4% and 34.3% in 2004 respectively. Obesity prevalence in children, using weight for height criteria, increased from 5.8% in 1997 to 7.9% in 2001 for the 2-5-year-olds and from 5.8% to 6.7% for the 6-12-year-olds. The data also show disproportionate increases of obesity in the rural area, which indicates the problem no longer restricts to the higher socioeconomic group. ...

Food insecurity may act as a risk factor for diabetes. Among adults with food insecurity, increased consumption of inexpensive food alternatives, which are often calorically dense and nutritionally poor, may play a role in this relationship. Future work should address how primary care clinicians can …

OBJECTIVE : This study examines three specific questions about obesity and overweight, using a nationally representative sample of Canadians. Are sociodemographic and lifestyle behaviors associated with body weight ? Is body weight correlated with specific health outcomes ? Has the prevalence of obesity in Canada changed since 1978 ? METHODS :...

Health Reports, volume 22, number 1. Physical activity of Canadian adults: Accelerometer results from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey

The NCS-A was carried out under a cooperative agreement sponsored by NIMH to meet a request from Congress to provide national data on the prevalence and correlates of mental disorders among U.S. youth. The NCS-A was a nationally representative, face-to-face survey of 10,123 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years in the continental United States. The survey was based on a dual-frame design that included 904 adolescent residents of the households that participated in the adult U.S. National Comorbidity Survey Replication and 9,244 adolescent students selected from a nationally representative sample of 320 schools. The survey was fielded between February 2001 and January 2004. DSM-IV mental disorders were assessed using a modified version of the fully structured World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview ...

National Family Health survey (NFHS) provides updates and evidence of trends in key population, health and nutrition indicators, including HIV prevalence. Moreover, the survey covers a range of health-related issues, including fertility, infant and child mortality, maternal and child health, perinatal mortality, adolescent reproductive health, high-risk sexual behavior, safe

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More people in Scotland are gambling but the number of problem gamblers has decreased over the past year, according to a new report published by the Scottish Government.. Published this week, the Scottish Health Survey 2015 reveals that overall gambling participation has increased from 65% in 2014 to 67.8% in 2015.. The survey also shows that 0.7% of those surveyed were identified as problem gamblers - this compares with 0.8% in 2014.. James Green, Commission programme director for evidence and analysis, said: Along with the Welsh Health Survey which we published yesterday and the England Health Survey, the Scottish Health Survey will be an invaluable addition to our combined report on gambling due next spring.. Headlines of the survey include:. ...

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) series (formerly titled National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) primarily measures the prevalence and correlates of drug use in the United States. The surveys are designed to provide quarterly, as well as annual, estimates. Information is provided on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco among members of United States households aged 12 and older. Questions included age at first use as well as lifetime, annual, and past-month usage for the following drug classes: marijuana, cocaine (and crack), hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical use of prescription drugs, including pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives. The survey covered substance abuse treatment history and perceived need for treatment, and included questions from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders that allow diagnostic criteria to be applied. The survey included questions concerning treatment for both ...

This is the first nationally representative analysis of OC use by sociodemographic characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, and medication formulation.. Estimates of OC use in Canada (16% of women aged 15 to 49) were comparable to survey-based estimates for 2006 to 2010 from the United States (17% of women aged 15 to 44)Note 34 and a 1996/1997 Canadian estimate (18% of women aged 15 to 49).Note 24 It is difficult to compare CHMS data with those of studies from countries such as DenmarkNote 35 and Australia,Note 4,Note 36 which used non-specific annual or bi-annual reference periods and/or excluded some populations.. In this study, OC use decreased with age, and nulliparous women were more likely than parous women to use OCs. These findings are similar to other Canadian studies and to American, Danish, and Australian research.Note 2,Note 4,Note 24,Note 34-36 Possible explanations may be that at older ages, women prefer IUDs, permanent contraceptive methods, or barrier methods. Health care ...

This collection comprises a single data file which was produced as part of the data harmonization efforts of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The file contains merged data from five sources: 2010 National Profile of Local Health Departments, a survey of local health departments conducted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). 2011 National Profile Survey of Local Boards of Health, a survey of local boards of health conducted by the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH). 2010 State and Territorial Public Health Survey, a survey of state and United States territory health departments conducted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). 2011 County Health Rankings, a compilation of county-level health measures and within-state county health rankings produced by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. 2010 Census Demographic Profile ...

This collection comprises a single data file which was produced as part of the data harmonization efforts of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The file contains merged data from five sources: 2010 National Profile of Local Health Departments, a survey of local health departments conducted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). 2011 National Profile Survey of Local Boards of Health, a survey of local boards of health conducted by the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH). 2010 State and Territorial Public Health Survey, a survey of state and United States territory health departments conducted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). 2011 County Health Rankings, a compilation of county-level health measures and within-state county health rankings produced by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. 2010 Census Demographic Profile ...

Behavioral health trends in the United States : results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health / Sarra L. Hedden [and six others ...

Maintaining adequate staffing levels is crucial to the success of any field data collection study. However, for large national multi-year studies, like the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), staffing shortages on field interviewer teams are bound to happen due to attrition and planned or unplanned absences of local interviewers. When faced with these staffing issues, the NSDUH project employs a team of traveling field interviewers (TFIs) to help maintain high response rates and meet data collection deadlines.

This report uses 2002 to 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess the average number of adolescents aged 12 to 17 using substances for the first time per day for the year as a whole and for each month of the year. Substances examined include alcohol, cigarettes, cigars, marijuana, nonmedical use of prescription type drugs, inhalants, hallucinogens, and cocaine. Results are shown for each substance by month.. ...

Data are collected to assess various health behaviors such as physical activity, diet and alcohol consumption. For example, the Centers for Disease Control collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors by using a powerful tool, the BRFSS. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is the nations premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect behavioral health risk data at the state and local level (Centers for Disease Control, 2014). The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health collects data on the level and patterns of substance use. (National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2016).. ...

NCI provided funding to field cancer control items on CHIS in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011-2012. The questions included in these survey years covered topics including cancer risk factors, cancer screening behaviors, and cancer diagnosis. The CHIS cancer control questions are comparable to the Cancer Control Supplement questions of the National Health Interview Survey. Data are reported for most counties and the largest cities in the state, and are therefore useful for estimating at the local level. Because racial and ethnic subpopulations are so well represented in California, CHIS enables investigators to better estimate health-related behaviors, use of health services, and cancer risk factors in these groups. Groups of particular interest include African-Americans, Latinos and Hispanics, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.. CHIS is led by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research ...

Our results suggest that the caste based social segregation is associated with mild, moderate and severe levels of anemia in India. These associations existed even after accounting for demographic factors including adult education and household wealth. Furthermore, stratification on adult education and household wealth, and using interaction on multiplicative scale for caste, the effect of adult education and household wealth did not differ among different castes.. A number of studies have investigated the caste related health disparities in India. Studies have linked scheduled castes and scheduled tribes with higher comorbidities [13], mortality [15], stunting and wasting in children [19], child mortality [20] and higher prevalence of childhood anemia [21]. Most studies were conducted on regional, small, convenience-based samples except a study by Van de Poel E et al.[19] which mainly focused on child stunting and wasting but not anemia. Study by Nayar KR, briefly reported the prevalence of ...

Introduction: Age-adjusted mortality rates for coronary heart disease (CHD) continue to decline. And there is increasing CHD prevalence resulting from improving survival from acute care and the movement of the epidemic into older age groups. However, trends in incidence and recurrence, most likely the result of primary and secondary prevention, are not well studied.. Hypothesis: Population trends in acute CHD incidence and recurrence are declining.. Methods: The Minnesota Heart Survey abstracted hospital admissions for patients age 30 -74 with acute coronary syndromes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area (population 2.85 million) since 1985. The American Heart Association (AHA-2003) diagnostic algorithm was applied to patients with a discharge diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (ICD-9 410) or unstable angina (ICD-9 411) to validate an AMI case. Cases were stratified into incident or recurrent based on hospital record review.. Results: From 1985 to 2001, 5932 cases were ...

The potential of a mobile app to replace the traditional public health survey is the focus of a multidisciplinary research effort led by the Cancer Prevention Institute of California and Castleton University in Vermont. The effort is aimed at creating a survey approach that eliminates the challenges of phone and in-person surveys and the related increasing costs researchers face in collecting data. FierceMobileHealthcare reached out to Ingrid Oakley-Girvan, who serves on the CPIC team and as a Stanford University School of Medicine faculty member, for further insight on the research effort.

Publication date: 2009. Egypt Demographic and Health Survey 2008Dem ographic and H ealth S urvey E gypt 2008 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey 2008 Fatma El-Zanaty Ann Way March 2009 El-Zanaty and Associates Ministry of Health The 2008 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey (2008 EDHS) was conducted on behalf of the Ministry of Health by El- Zanaty and Associates. The Central Laboratory at the Ministry of Health was responsible for the hepatitis C testing component of the survey. The 2008 EDHS is part of the worldwide MEASURE DHS project which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID/Cairo was the main contributor of funding for the survey. Support for the survey was also provided by UNICEF. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID and UNICEF. Additional information about the 2008 EDHS may be obtained from the Ministry of Health, 3 Magles El Shaab Street, Cairo, Egypt; Telephone: ...

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Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the drivers of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in the general population in Australia and to identify key policy implications. Data and methods: The National Health Survey 2007/2008, a representative survey of the Australian population, provides information on CAM use (practitioners and products) in the last 12 months. All adult respondents (N=15,779) aged 18 years or older are included in this study. Logistic regression is employed to determine the effect of socio-economic, condition-specific, health behavior variables, and private health insurance status on CAM use. Results: In addition to socio-economic variables known to affect CAM use, individuals who have a chronic condition, particularly a mental health condition, are more likely to use CAM. There does not appear to be a correlation between CAM use and more frequent General Practitioner use; however, ancillary private health insurance is correlated with a greater ...

Background:Of the estimated 130 million infants born each year worldwide, 4 million die in the first 28 days of life illustrating how neonatal mortality accounts for almost 40 percent of under-five child mortality, globally. The continued loss of infants within the first month of life results from a complex chain of socio-economic, biological and healthcare-related factors. We examined factors that may be associated with neonatal mortality in Zambia. Materials and Methods:Using a cross-sectional design, data were extracted from the 2007 ZDHS Womens Questionnaire for respondents aged 15-49 years in the selected households. Women who reported having given birth to live infants within the five years preceding the survey were included as the study population but only those infants who could have lived through the first month (28 days) were assessed. Results A total number of 6 435 live-born infants within the five years preceding the survey were extracted as the study population. Of these births, ...

Key findings:. · Walking boosts positivity and unleashes creativity, say 97%. · 1 in 2 Millennials experience reduction in stress and hypertension, post walking. · Walking uplifts the mood, say 37% patients suffering from Depression. · Almost 9 out 10 feel that walking helps reduce lifestyle related illnesses. New Delhi, April 7, 2017: In line with the theme of World Health Day 2017 - Depression - Max Bupa has unveiled the findings of its intercity consumer survey, Max Bupa Walk for Health. The fourth edition of the Max Bupa Walk For Health Survey reveals a strong correlation between walking and depression. According to the Survey, 97% of Indians who walk regularly, experience improvement in their mental and emotional health. Max Bupa Walk for Health Survey is a first of its kind study on walking behaviour of Millennials and Elderly carried across 4 cities, namely, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Jaipur.. Max Bupa Walk for Health Survey also reveals that walking helps control stress among ...

The New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey is a national tobacco use survey, which was run in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Monitoring behaviours relating to tobacco use in New Zealand is vital for the development and evaluation of effective tobacco control policies, programmes and services.